Reception
Newsletter -Autumn 2 Week 4 
We hope you have had a good weekend .Last week was a very colourful week learning about Elmer the elephant. The children loved making colourful patchwork elephants, brightly painted Elmer day elephants and elephant masks. The children also became very confident at continuing repeating patterns and creating their own repeating patterns. Next week our focus book will be Aliens love Underpants. If you have any junk materials such as drink bottles or polystyrene dishes could you please send them in so the children can make rockets and planets.
We hope you have had a good weekend .Last week was a very colourful week learning about Elmer the elephant. The children loved making colourful patchwork elephants, brightly painted Elmer day elephants and elephant masks. The children also became very confident at continuing repeating patterns and creating their own repeating patterns. Next week our focus book will be Aliens love Underpants. If you have any junk materials such as drink bottles or polystyrene dishes could you please send them in so the children can make rockets and planets.
As
a reminder our work this half term will cover the following learning
objective:
Personal,
Social and Emotional:
Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources,
sometimes with support from others.
Can usually tolerate delay when needs are not immediately met, and understands
wishes may not always be met.
Initiates
play, offering cues to peers to join them.
C
Communication and Language:
S
Shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top', 'behind' by
carrying out a action or selecting correct picture.
C
can retell a simple past event in correct order. Questions
why things happen and gives explanations. Asks e.g. who, what, when,
how.
P
Physical Development:
Negotiates
space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children,
adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
Experiments
with different ways of moving.
Can
stand momentarily on one foot when shown
Moves
with confidence in a range of ways, negotiating space.
L
Literacy:
Enjoys
an increasing range of books.
Describes
main story settings, events and principal characters.
Hears
and says initial sounds in words.
M
Mathematics:
Shows
interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes
or arrangements.
Selects
a particular named shape.
Can
describe their relative position such as 'behind' or 'next
to'.
Understanding
the World
Remember
and talks about significant events in their own experience
Shows
interest in different occupations and ways of life.
Recognizes and describes special times
and events for family or friends.
Learning Challenge
A
As a reminder each half
term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning. We
believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how their
children's learning can be extended at home.The
learning challenge will include either a nursery rhyme, illustration or a piece
of music. Please talk to your child about the challenge and help them to engage
in their learning. The children can choose how they present their learning
challenge outcomes to their teacher or class. It
has been lovely to see some of the children`s responses so please keep sending
them
in.
Poem/Song
to learn:
Five Little Men in a Flying
Saucer
Five little
Men in a flying saucer.
Flew
around the world one day,
They
looked left and right,
But
they didn’t like the sight,
So
one man flew away.
Zoom!
Composer/Piece
of music: Vivaldi’s
Four
Seasons
Person: Mr
Maker
Nursery
Rhyme
|
Piece
of music
|
Person
|
1.
Learn it off by heart.
2.
Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3.
Find out about stars.
|
Listen to
the piece of music.
Create
some movements to the music.
Draw an
illustration to represent their feelings.
|
.
1.Draw a portrait of the person.
2.
Find out facts about the person.
3.
Watch the person in action.
|
School Dinner Update
We have now moved onto our Autumn/Winter menu. There are now three choices for lunch each day. Choices are from Week 1 of the menu.
We have now moved onto our Autumn/Winter menu. There are now three choices for lunch each day. Choices are from Week 1 of the menu.
The
choices are :-
Monday beef bolognaise-red
cod fillet-blue or vegetarian sausage roll- green
Tuesday sausages-
red -jacket potato with beans-blue or cheesy leek pasta - green
Wednesday shepherds pie- red
salmon fillet-blue or cheese and tomato pizza- green
Thursday
roast turkey-
red tuna baguette-blue or vegetarian sausages- green
Friday
-potato and chickpea korma-
red fish fingers-blue or cheese and onion pasty- green
Reading
Well Done Barbados for winning this week`s reading award again . We cannot emphasise the importance of spending just five minutes supporting your child with their reading already we can see the positive impact this is having on the children who do read regularly. Who will be this week`s winners? Thank you to those parents who practised handwriting with their child there will be some more phonics practise sheets coming home this week.
PE
Please ensure that your child has their P.E kit in school ready for Tuesday`s P.E session. Please also make sure that your child has plenty of warm clothing ready for them to use the outside learning environment as the weather does seem to be turning much colder. If you could send wellies in for your child it would ensure their school shoes stay cleaner. If you do borrow clothes from school if your child has been changed please could you return them as soon as possible we are becoming short of spare clothes in school.
Please continue to look out for messages and pictures on the Mead Primary School face book page and the Mead Primary School website. Please remember to speak with school staff if there is anything you are unsure of or you have any concerns.
We look
forward to another good week in school with your children
Kind
Regards
The
Reception Team
